Hidden Harm: The Reporter Who Blew the Lid Off the FDA MAUDE Database

Did you know there was database that concealed millions of medical device malfunction and injury reports from public view?  Neither did anyone else until Christina Jewett, Senior Correspondent with Kaiser Health News broke the story in the spring of 2019. On this inaugural episode of the Transmission Control podcast focused on public health themes from around the globe, Christina joins Dr. Lawrence Muscarella and Justin Poulin for a discussion on her ground-breaking investigation into the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting database also known as MAUDE.  Christina explains how the MAUDE database came to be, highlights her concerns regarding exemptions and identifies remaining issues that are just waiting for another investigative journalist to tackle. If you are interested in the topics of medical devices, patient safety, government regulation, and public health you won't want to miss this show!  To subscribe to the Transmission Control podcast and catch our future episodes releasing every other week visit: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1570808792 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0jpO4r4RvFIfoMVcx7yln2?si=x_pDH2EjTLClpgNT2TC67w   Or follow us on social media at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Transmission-Control-103851988489519 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transmissioncontrol/ #TransmissionControl #Podcast #Education #IPT #InfectionPrevention #InfectionControl #Infection #PublicHealth #Healthcare #MAUDE #FDA #AdverseEvent #Reporting